Pete McD
@carrybagman.bsky.social
I enjoy reading, writing, listening to music and playing digital board games. Occasionally I spend time with my family as well. I have epilepsy - I don't enjoy that so much, but will post about it now and then
Writing at: thisisyesterday.org
Writing at: thisisyesterday.org
Have been reading Laura Bates book on AI & feminism which is just as well written and depressing as I thought it would be. For example - A visitor to a sexbot brothel was compelled to try to create a second anus in his robot prostitute by bashing a hole in by himself
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Have been reading Laura Bates book on AI & feminism which is just as well written and depressing as I thought it would be. For example - A visitor to a sexbot brothel was compelled to try to create a second anus in his robot prostitute by bashing a hole in by himself
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Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
Stephen Fry and Nick Mohammed are among the celebrities in Celebrity Traitors www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
The Celebrity Traitors launch date confirmed and fans will be treated to an extra-long opening episode
The Traitors Series 5 is also confirmed and applications are now open
www.bbc.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stephen Fry and Nick Mohammed are among the celebrities in Celebrity Traitors www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
While I've been off work with these seizures I've become mildly obsessed with The Traitors - and today discovered foreign versions on the iPlayer. More rabbit holes for me to fall down...
September 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
While I've been off work with these seizures I've become mildly obsessed with The Traitors - and today discovered foreign versions on the iPlayer. More rabbit holes for me to fall down...
Anyone else read Katabasis? I'm not sure I'm in the right headspace for it right now but really like the sound of it...
September 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Anyone else read Katabasis? I'm not sure I'm in the right headspace for it right now but really like the sound of it...
So will be teaching my wife Twilight Struggle to my surprise. She found Patchwork "a bit confusing". See how this pans out... #boardgames
August 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
So will be teaching my wife Twilight Struggle to my surprise. She found Patchwork "a bit confusing". See how this pans out... #boardgames
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always appreciated Dr. Moonhattan's arc
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
always appreciated Dr. Moonhattan's arc
Woke up last night thinking I was having that sleep paralysis thing but actually it was just cats sleeping on top of me
August 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Woke up last night thinking I was having that sleep paralysis thing but actually it was just cats sleeping on top of me
Been continuing with learning Twilight Struggle, the card game that makes the Cold War fun for all the family.
It's such a fascinating, frightening and weird period of history. Something future generations will no doubt say about now I suppose
It's such a fascinating, frightening and weird period of history. Something future generations will no doubt say about now I suppose
August 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Been continuing with learning Twilight Struggle, the card game that makes the Cold War fun for all the family.
It's such a fascinating, frightening and weird period of history. Something future generations will no doubt say about now I suppose
It's such a fascinating, frightening and weird period of history. Something future generations will no doubt say about now I suppose
I've never had an arch-enemy and am almost jealous of the 6% now
August 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I've never had an arch-enemy and am almost jealous of the 6% now
Had my psychological capability assessment today - it was like the most boring escape room ever
August 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Had my psychological capability assessment today - it was like the most boring escape room ever
I know I shouldn't begrudge spending time with my son but 6 weeks for the school holidays is an epic amount of time. It's the annual marathon of parenthood
August 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I know I shouldn't begrudge spending time with my son but 6 weeks for the school holidays is an epic amount of time. It's the annual marathon of parenthood
Had a nice birthday meal at this Indian restaurant called Kiplings in Apperly Bridge with the wife. It was nice to enjoy each others company not being on parent duty
August 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Had a nice birthday meal at this Indian restaurant called Kiplings in Apperly Bridge with the wife. It was nice to enjoy each others company not being on parent duty
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The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation's capital. Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social Campbell Robertson Chris Cameron www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Here’s the latest.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
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Why does Vladimir Putin look like he’s just chalked his cue while pondering how to get back on the black after potting a tricky red to the far corner?
August 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Why does Vladimir Putin look like he’s just chalked his cue while pondering how to get back on the black after potting a tricky red to the far corner?
Been playing #TwilightStruggle on the app -think this is my third time of trying to learn it and I've actually got the hang of it this time
August 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Been playing #TwilightStruggle on the app -think this is my third time of trying to learn it and I've actually got the hang of it this time
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The Muppet Show makes so much more sense when you realize Statler and Waldorf are Vladamir and Estragon (i.e. Bill and Ted) from Waiting for Godot.
August 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM
The Muppet Show makes so much more sense when you realize Statler and Waldorf are Vladamir and Estragon (i.e. Bill and Ted) from Waiting for Godot.
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explain your @
evelynfaye was taken for my Riot account so I added the extra N bc of the champ Evelynn, Faye is my middle name. And I’m uncreative
evelynfaye was taken for my Riot account so I added the extra N bc of the champ Evelynn, Faye is my middle name. And I’m uncreative
June 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
explain your @
evelynfaye was taken for my Riot account so I added the extra N bc of the champ Evelynn, Faye is my middle name. And I’m uncreative
evelynfaye was taken for my Riot account so I added the extra N bc of the champ Evelynn, Faye is my middle name. And I’m uncreative
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Why did Elon Musk leave South Africa? Because it became too woke
February 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Why did Elon Musk leave South Africa? Because it became too woke
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You can cope all you want and say it's "normal" to own a cybertruck but the words "I got punched in the face tonight because I have a Ford focus" have never formed in brain
February 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
You can cope all you want and say it's "normal" to own a cybertruck but the words "I got punched in the face tonight because I have a Ford focus" have never formed in brain
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Happy Presidents Day
February 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Happy Presidents Day
I have got through the first day of half-term. Is it cheating if your mum's come to help?
February 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I have got through the first day of half-term. Is it cheating if your mum's come to help?
#Xcom 2 on my tablet at nights has been my winding down and relaxing time. Switched things up and started a run on second hardest difficulty - no longer relaxing, so much failure and death instead
February 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#Xcom 2 on my tablet at nights has been my winding down and relaxing time. Switched things up and started a run on second hardest difficulty - no longer relaxing, so much failure and death instead
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Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born OTD in 1964.
Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.
Image: NASA
Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.
Image: NASA
February 16, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born OTD in 1964.
Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.
Image: NASA
Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.
Image: NASA